Technology Education (Grades 6, 7, and 8)

Student Learnings: What students should know and be able to do

The Nature of Technology

• Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology.
• Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of technology.
• Students will develop an understanding of the relationships among technologies and the connections between technology and other fields of study.

Technology and Society

• Students will develop and understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology.
• Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on the environment.
• Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of technology.
• Students will develop an understanding of the influence of technology on history.

Design

• Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.
• Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.
• Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.

Abilities for a Technological World

• Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.
• Students will develop the abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems.
• Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.

Energy and Power Technologies

• Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use energy and power technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • definition of energy
  • different forms of energy
  • energy efficiency and conservation
  • power systems

Transportation Technologies

• Students will develop and understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • design and operation of transportation systems
  • subsystems of a transportation system
  • components of a transportation system
  • impacts of transportation systems
  • design a transportation vehicle

Information and Communication

• Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • communication systems
  • different ways of communicating
  • methods of encoding, transmitting, and receiving information

Manufacturing Technologies

• Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use manufacturing technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • manufacturing systems
  • manufacturing processes
  • materials used for manufacturing
  • marketing products
  • safe and proper operation of tools and equipment
  • manufacture a product

Construction Technologies

• Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use construction technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of:
  • different types of structures
  • systems of structures
  • design of structures
  • characteristics of structures
  • students will design and/or construct a structure